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Five ways to ensure football players stop dropping the ball at the goal line

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Joe Mixon's 97-yard kick return counts despite dropping ball at 1 yard-line

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It keeps happening. Our national epidemic of football players dropping the ball before they cross the end zone just ... won't ... stop.

Who doesn't want to be a Drop The Ball Guy these days? It's a race to look cool and hard by dropping the ball right before crossing the goal line. Because really, nothing says you're a baller like disengaging with the ball as quickly as humanly possible since it's a burden to carry it a few more yards.